2002 Alfa Romeo 166 Review - Buy it and Try it - And visit to Crocodiles Of The World, Cotswolds

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  • Опубліковано 4 гру 2024

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  • @alanfaultless
    @alanfaultless 2 роки тому +8

    Alfa knows how to make a beautiful interior. Even tiny little things like the additional padded armrest on the doors.

  • @henkhoogenraad6473
    @henkhoogenraad6473 2 роки тому +3

    Love the Alfa 166. This car is underrated.

  • @RollinRoadsUK
    @RollinRoadsUK Рік тому +4

    Im lucky enough to have bought a 3.0 v6 at the start of the year for just £1000 with a very short MOT. A little bit of soldering and the car went straight through the test and now i have a car i am truly in love with! Alot quicker than i expected too! And those MOMO seats 😘

    • @universalcitizen7544
      @universalcitizen7544 9 місяців тому +1

      @RollinRoadsUK great buy mate! What model year and mileage please?

    • @RollinRoadsUK
      @RollinRoadsUK 9 місяців тому +1

      @@universalcitizen7544 2002 3.0 v6 Sportronic in Black. One of only 2 black Sportronic 3.0 left on the road in UK apparently. I'm in love with it! It's due an MOT next month so I need to get stuck into her a bit over the next few weeks

    • @RollinRoadsUK
      @RollinRoadsUK 9 місяців тому

      @@universalcitizen7544 oh yeah 183,000 miles on it but the smoothest engine and gearbox I've ever owned! The car has been lucky to have a history of (mostly) great owners

    • @universalcitizen7544
      @universalcitizen7544 9 місяців тому +1

      @@RollinRoadsUK thanks for the info mate. I'm asking coz i saw one listed also 2002 V6 3.0 but 6-speed manual, in silver, with 100,000 km on the clock. Asking price is $2000. Going to see it with fingers crossed. Not in the UK of course. But regardless of it's condition, I'm mostly worried about parts availability (worldwide) if i wanna maintain it perfectly

  • @Stevieboy130664
    @Stevieboy130664 Рік тому +1

    Having owned both - a 166 TSpark and, later, an E39 540i M Sport - I loved them both. Both were good looking but whereas the BMW was handsome (esp M Sport trim) the Alfa was truly gorgeous, much better looking in the flesh than any photo. Both were excellent handling cars though I doubt the front wheel drive Alfa could have handled 282 bhp like the rear wheel drive BMW did. Neither were faultless but the BMW issues tended to be small (except for the auto gearbox reverse clutch rebuild). I kept both cars for similar amounts of time - about 5 years - and enjoyed both.

  • @simongibbs2986
    @simongibbs2986 2 роки тому +1

    Subscribed. Very enjoyable video. Thanks.

  • @bigfra79
    @bigfra79 2 роки тому +2

    Lovely day out it seems. Enjoying a pretty alfa to begin with, seeing some snappers, getting jumped by a helpful man, getting steamy with the sultry Italian, then knowing you'll get home with the grunty kraut. Good effort that man.

  • @niallrobertmoran
    @niallrobertmoran 2 роки тому +6

    You can release the fuel flap from inside the boot when the electric release fails 😁

    • @GeoffBuysCars
      @GeoffBuysCars  2 роки тому +1

      Can you please put your flat cap on, and do my 'car geek voice' and type it again, in a more condescending way please..?

    • @niallrobertmoran
      @niallrobertmoran 2 роки тому

      @@GeoffBuysCars 😂

    • @Lot76CARS
      @Lot76CARS 2 роки тому

      Surely if it fails?

  • @classic_driver
    @classic_driver Рік тому

    Great vid! I had one these (same colour and interior) years ago when they were still in the Alfa showrooms. The horrendous depreciation made it just about affordable for a skint graduate. Regret selling it - they’ve aged really well!

  • @nicholasdavis657
    @nicholasdavis657 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful car and fantastic interior. Breaking down at a crocodile zoo is pretty cool too! A good day out all in all.

    • @GeoffBuysCars
      @GeoffBuysCars  2 роки тому +1

      I know right, it was a great result!

  • @sinisalucic1996
    @sinisalucic1996 11 місяців тому +1

    Bought one today. Few niggles here and there but for 1000 euros I did quite well

  • @alanfaultless
    @alanfaultless 2 роки тому +1

    Another top quality video.

    • @GeoffBuysCars
      @GeoffBuysCars  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! I think it's my favourite so far. There's also an extended cut coming which is just the crocodile park, featuring some 'old geoff' video...!

  • @scotty6346
    @scotty6346 2 роки тому +1

    That Alfa is a bargain! 👌

  • @Zocky73166
    @Zocky73166 2 роки тому +1

    interesting video, fantastic car

  • @projectsevn
    @projectsevn 2 роки тому

    From watching the 166 experience to a trip at the crocodiles. Guess you’ll never know what the day brings you having a 166 around 😂 Lovely video though👌🏻

  • @johanabdulrazak8265
    @johanabdulrazak8265 2 місяці тому

    Interestingly my 1984 E30 had a manual lever override via the boot in case the fuel filler cap refuse to unlock via the central locking. I wonder whether Alfas had one too.

  • @benjamincheshire30
    @benjamincheshire30 2 роки тому +1

    I live in Portugal and always take a bag with jump leads ,always when I go to pick up cars,I buy foreign cars that have finished inspection in the country of origin,If the owner says the battery is dead I chuck a battery in a rucksack on the bus or train

    • @benjamincheshire30
      @benjamincheshire30 2 роки тому

      I like the buzz of picking up cars Van's and trucks I've never driven bought without looking first that have been stood maybe for ages,I get to travel to loads of different places you wouldn't go otherwise and drive random stuff

  • @DaleSteel
    @DaleSteel Рік тому

    I LOVE A 166 V6

  • @kornelobajdin5889
    @kornelobajdin5889 Місяць тому

    Overheating was probably a bad water pump. Hopefully you had fixed it.

  • @jonbriggs5291
    @jonbriggs5291 2 роки тому +1

    Great video…. But what about the slammed VW Phaeton in the background at the end…. A rare sight…

    • @GeoffBuysCars
      @GeoffBuysCars  2 роки тому

      I was offered it for a grand... I'm not sure I want a non runner, very broken looking V10 TDi in my life for a grand...

  • @alexlarson2466
    @alexlarson2466 Рік тому

    But the Alfa 166 was not larger than the E39, infact it was just a hair smaller, where did you get that info from?

  • @DaleSteel
    @DaleSteel Рік тому

    A very maserati looking car

  • @4ernomore1
    @4ernomore1 2 місяці тому

    I still keep it 'cause make envious anyone in traffic jam jist looking at it😊

  • @gutmannjacob9262
    @gutmannjacob9262 2 роки тому

    alfa is beatiful❤️

  • @richardmclellan6212
    @richardmclellan6212 2 роки тому

    Great video, but also very bad, bought an S Class this week, now all I want is a 166!

  • @Lot76CARS
    @Lot76CARS 2 роки тому +1

    Total bargain for less than a grand!

  • @johnanubis1
    @johnanubis1 2 роки тому +2

    Interior in this bmw is boring and ugly like a german post office